Police have arrested a man after three people were injured in a shooting incident in the town of Holbaek in eastern Denmark
17:08, 09 Aug 2026Updated 19:00, 09 Aug 2026
Danish police have responded to the incident (file photo)(Image: Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix Fo)
Three people have been injured in a town centre shooting, as police have arrested a man.
The attack took place in the Danish town of Holbæk, local police have said, with several people struck by gunfire. Police received the report around 3:45 pm local time (2:45pm UK time).
According to witnesses, a large group of people had gathered at Agervang in Holbæk and started fighting shortly before Sunday’s shooting, Danish media reports.
Shortly afterwards, a small white car arrived, and shots were fired. The car drove away, after which a man tried to drive after it. The man had an accident shortly afterwards and has now been arrested while the police investigate his role. However Deputy Police Inspector Lars Krogsgaard has said police are working on the assumption that he was part of the group that was shot at.
Pictures from the scene show that the police have cordoned off a large area after the shooting. There are also police dogs at the crime scene.
Danish police have described the incident as a “settling of scores”. In a statement on X the force said: “Police are currently present at several locations in Holbæk following a shooting where several people have been hit. It is the police’s assumption that this is a settling of scores in the criminal environment.”
They added: “Police received a report of the shooting around 3:45 p.m. It occurred in the Agervang residential area.”
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